plural jockeys
1
: a person who rides or drives a horse especially as a professional in a race
2
: a person who operates or works with a specified vehicle, device, object, or material
a bus jockey
pencil jockeys
jockeyed; jockeying
1
a
: to maneuver or manipulate by adroit or devious means
was jockeyed out of the job
b
: to change the position of by a series of movements
jockey a truck into position
3
: to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with
1
: to maneuver for advantage
—often used in the phrase jockey for position
2
: to act as a jockey
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Verb
There was a lot of political jockeying at the fund-raiser.
The driver carefully jockeyed the truck into a narrow space in the crowded parking lot.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Though still a young jockey, O’Sullivan had already achieved much success in his career, including winning the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2023.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Zenbook's powerful Ryzen processor jockeyed with the Galaxy Book4 Edge's Snapdragon at the front of the pack.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Michael O’Sullivan, a jockey from Ireland who fell from his horse at Thurles Racecourse, has died more than a week after the fall, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said in a news release.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Though still a young jockey, O’Sullivan had already achieved much success in his career, including winning the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2023.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
Both men have the ambition to redefine how the modern world works—and both are jockeying for President Donald Trump’s blessing to accelerate their plans.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
The Zenbook's powerful Ryzen processor jockeyed with the Galaxy Book4 Edge's Snapdragon at the front of the pack.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jockey. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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jockey
1 of 2 noun
jock·ey
ˈjäk-ē 
plural jockeys
1
: one who rides a horse especially as a professional in a race
2
: one who operates something
a gas-pump jockey
jockey
2 of 2 verb
jockeyed; jockeying
1
: to ride a horse as a jockey
2
: to move or manage skillfully or cleverly or so as to gain advantage
jockey a truck into position
jockeying for position
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